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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1969

Page

11

Hogs Steady in Mixed Market News Across Floors

Financial and market notes report hogs steady to 25 cents lower amid a choppy trading day in New York and Chicago. An active session saw about 10 million shares traded, with demand influenced by renewed Middle East tensions and late Monday gains fading as prices dipped.

New York Mid-East Tridars Chicago Stea Rene Chicago Livestock Chicago USDA Ib Sring Slaughter Lambs West Icles al Ee Ae U.S Ian Ek Pripes Wera Mahday Varahara Lamson Brother

Soybeans Fall Then Rally on Tuesday Markets

Chicago sources show soybeans slipping by a cent early, then reversing to a two cent gain. Wheat, corn, and beans traded mixed as market prices moved through September contracts amid lively grain futures activity.

Chicago

C R Markets and Butchers Discount on Livestock Weights

Unclear OCR text shows price cuts for various weight ranges from 280 to 500 pounds and mentions Packers discounts by weight grade. The fragment references Chico and grain, with customer inquiries and incomplete vendor names. Data is damaged and partly illegible.

Recreation Center Will Remain Open in Iowa City

Iowa City teachers and city officials clash over a month long summer closure of the recreation center. Frank Leone urged an explanation as council members received word from City Manager Frank Smiley that the pool and gym must be maintained annually but should not force a full facility shutdown. Smiley pledged to end the practice.

Iowa City Frank Leone Leone Frank Smiley Smiley

Nixon Sets Key Vietnam Parley With Top Aides

President Nixon convenes an extraordinary Friday meeting of his senior advisers to review every aspect of the Vietnam situation. Attendees include Rogers, Laird, Kissinger, Wheeler, McCain, Creighton Abrams, Helms, and Bunker. Nixon also signaled a reassessment of troop withdrawals in September.

Washington Nixon Vietnam White House State Rogers Defense Laird Henry Kissinger Earle Wheeler Joint Chiefs of Staff John McCain U.S Pacific Creighton

Cedar Rapids Council Orders Arch Extension Design

The Cedar Rapids city council directed the engineering department to begin design on extending the Vinton brick arch west of Thirteenth Street NW and to explore a parallel storm sewer line from the Cedar River to beyond Fifteenth Street NW. Public Improvements Commissioner Donald Canney says the arch extension is cheaper than replacing the Thirteenth Street bridge washed out in summer floods, and traffic will cross over the arch. Further relief plans will come with an ad hoc committee report on storm and sanitary sewers.

Cedar Rapids Vinton Crack Thirteenth Street NW Cedar River Fifteenth Street NW Donald Canney Vinton Creek Canney Thirteenth Street Ini

Robert Young on Cavett Show Tonight in Color

TV notice lists Robert Young guesting on The Dick Cavett Show at 9:00 PM Tuesday in color on KCRG TV9

Robert Young Marcus Welty Dick: Cavett Kcrg-Ty

Hiawatha approves tower contract package for water project

City council awards 188 804 in bids to Pittsburgh Des Moines Sears Roebuck and others for a 100 foot tall hydropillar water tower site off Robins road plus a 24 by 40 foot steel building and pipe laying. Final phase of a 60 million gallon annual expansion aims to boost mains and fire insurance rates.

Hiawatha City Council Robins Road Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steal Chicago Bridge and Iron Sears Roebuck Spahn and Rose Lumber’ Co Bild Dave Gchiltz Hiawatha Waterworks Board Hiawatha Water Department

Five Arrested For Theft Of Bag At C R Airport

An adult and four juveniles were arrested Monday night for stealing a baggage at Municipal airport. Ronald G Starr, 10, on leave from the navy, faced larceny charges after being booked at the city jail. The five suspects were processed by the police youth bureau and referred to probation officials. The group reportedly took an army duffle bag from a baggage carousel on August 13 or 16.

A. Vereony Ronald G.starr Navy Flrst Police Youth Bureau Starr

Transfer Bay in Robbery Case for Juvenile Court

Phillip Rasmussen a 16 year old is transferred from Linn district court to juvenile court by Judge B J Maxwell in connection with a 1502 Avenue NE Bungalow tavern armed robbery. Rasmussen one of three suspects with stockings over their heads plus a gun is tied to a $600 cash register theft. The case raises questions of jurisdiction between juvenile and district courts. another juvenile is under psychiatric evaluation while the county attorney had sought adult sentencing due to the weapon. A separate case notes Keving Lynch 21 of Dallas with a drug possession plea, sentencing continued to September.

Phillip Rasmussen Linn District Court B. J. Maxwell Rasmussen Sixth Street Bungalow Tavern Trastmussen Iowa District Court Keving Lynch Dallas Tueaday Linn

Reach Settlement In Collision Suit In Cedar Rapids

A trial over a May collision between a car and a train in Cedar Rapids was canceled as the case appears settled out of court. Plaintiffs Jewell Falco and Marty Falco sought 44,090 from Milwaukee Road after alleging the engineer failed to warn at the Thirty-second Street SE crossing. The railroad claims both whistle and bell were sounded and the car was speeding.

Cedar Rapids Jewell Falco Marty Falco Beiaieh Milwaukee Road Thirty-second Street

Dirksen Rites Delay in Haynsworth Hearing

The Senate judiciary committee postponed hearings on Judge Clement Haynsworth’s nomination to September 16 after the death of Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen. The decision shifts a key confirmation process amid mourning and political considerations in Washington.

Dirksen Haynsworth Washington Senate Judiciary Committee Fils Clement Haynsworth Supreme Court Sen Illinois Senate G.O.P

Ads Help You Find Buy Work Easily

Classified style notice states buyers seek quick, economical purchases and services. Emphasizes speed, savings, and local listings. Highlights prompt responses and convenient options for finding needed items or assistance.

Courthouse Hearing Planned on Remodel for Linn County

Linn county board of Supervisors sets October 7 for a public hearing on courthouse remodeling including a sixth courtroom where the assessor's office now sits on the third floor. Plan shows moving assessor to the basement northeast corner and expanding welfare quarters into the basement lobby. City briefs note club meetings, theft reports, and local ads.

Linn County Board of |” Supervisors Assensor Neseseer

Prague press group disbands after defying regime rules

The Prague based Organization of Journalists was dissolved after members refused to renounce writings broadcast before the 1988 Soviet led invasion. The Czech Journalists Union presidium resigned, reflecting rank and file journalists’ resistance to the Gustav Husak government’s push to control press radio and TV.

Prague Communist Party Party Czech Journalists Union Gustav Husak Hasak

Sweden hosts North Vietnamese delegation for reconstruction talks

Stockholm Sweden Prime Minister Tage Erlander welcomed a six member North Vietnamese delegation to discuss how Sweden and other Scandinavian nations can contribute to rebuilding a devastated land after wartime destruction. The talks focus on aid channels and reconstruction cooperation between governments and international agencies.

Reds Sweden Stockholm UPI Nage Erlander

Steel strikes in Saarbrucken impact German industry

West German steel workers and coal miners walked out in wildcat strikes on Tuesday, supporting wage demands. The action affected major plants in Saarbrucken as labor groups protest conditions and pay. Government and unions engage amid ongoing industrial tensions.

Saarbruecken, Germeny Sealiéned

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